Does the knowledge of Allah relate to the will?
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The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The division of knowledge with respect to the will
The Shaykh : No, knowledge does not relate to the will.
The questioner : Was the final division clear?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The final division in the saying of the Exalted...?
The Shaykh : So that we know, meaning a person might imagine that Allah does not know until this happens, but that is not the case. Rather, the intended answer is from two angles: either the intended meaning is the knowledge that leads to retribution, for Allah will not punish anyone before they disobey, even if He knows that they will disobey. Or it is intended that He knows it after it occurs as knowledge of manifestation, meaning He knows it as a reality, whereas before it occurs, He knows that it will occur. Is that clear? Now, the most perfect example belongs to Allah. Your knowledge that this thing will happen is knowledge, but your knowledge of it as an existing reality is not like the first knowledge. This is with respect to us, but with respect to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), in terms of perception, it is all the same.
Yes, Salim.
The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh... By reason, some people use it as evidence. The people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the people of obedience observe that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is the one who... and they acknowledge the lordship of Allah, who is the Creator and the Provider. And some people turn to idols, O Shaykh; they find an idol and worship it...
The Shaykh : Correct, we will add to this for you, O Salim.
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : We will add to this that some of the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance would make an idol from dates and worship it, and when they were hungry, they would eat it. Did you understand?
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah grant us well-being, that is enough, it is finished.
The questioner : The division of knowledge with respect to the will
The Shaykh : No, knowledge does not relate to the will.
The questioner : Was the final division clear?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The final division in the saying of the Exalted...?
The Shaykh : So that we know, meaning a person might imagine that Allah does not know until this happens, but that is not the case. Rather, the intended answer is from two angles: either the intended meaning is the knowledge that leads to retribution, for Allah will not punish anyone before they disobey, even if He knows that they will disobey. Or it is intended that He knows it after it occurs as knowledge of manifestation, meaning He knows it as a reality, whereas before it occurs, He knows that it will occur. Is that clear? Now, the most perfect example belongs to Allah. Your knowledge that this thing will happen is knowledge, but your knowledge of it as an existing reality is not like the first knowledge. This is with respect to us, but with respect to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), in terms of perception, it is all the same.
Yes, Salim.
The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh... By reason, some people use it as evidence. The people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the people of obedience observe that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is the one who... and they acknowledge the lordship of Allah, who is the Creator and the Provider. And some people turn to idols, O Shaykh; they find an idol and worship it...
The Shaykh : Correct, we will add to this for you, O Salim.
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : We will add to this that some of the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance would make an idol from dates and worship it, and when they were hungry, they would eat it. Did you understand?
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah grant us well-being, that is enough, it is finished.